SLOW DOWN, GIVE WORKERS A BREAK.
FRANCONIA TWP., Pa. (WPVI) --
Police
have identified the Public Works employee struck and killed near an
elementary school in Franconia Township, Montgomery County.The victim is identified as 53-year-old David Smith of Telford, Pa.
The incident happened shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday on West Broad Street and Gateway Drive.
Police say two workers were painting lines in front of West Broad Street Elementary School when they were struck by a vehicle.
Smith was rushed to Grand View Hospital in Sellersville where he later died.
The other worker, identified as 46-year-old Jeffrey Moyer of Telford, was flown by helicopter to Temple University Hospital where he is listed in critical condition.
The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene, but there is no word on how he or she failed to see the workers and then ended up crashing into them.
Children were dismissed from the school out a side door and taken across a field to a remote lot where their school buses were sent.
The incident remains under investigation.
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FRANCONIA TWP., Pa. - An employee of the Franconia Township Highway Department in Montgomery County was killed and another worker seriously hurt after they got hit by a car.
It happened around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on West Broad Street in Franconia Township.
Authorities say both workers were rushed to the hospital.
One of the men later died from his injuries.
Police say the men were part of a crew painting lines on the road.
Officials say the driver stayed at the scene after the accident.
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Car Hits Two Franconia Twp. Workers, Killing One
September 6, 2017
Franconia Township Police say a Township employee was killed and a co-worker was injured in as a result of crash. Police say Tuesday the crash happened 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday on West Broad Street near Lion’s Gate Circle, where the two workers were hit by a vehicle. Police say the employees of the Franconia Township Highway Department were painting lines on the road when the car plowed into them. One of workers was airlifted to Temple University Hospital, and the other was transported to Grand View Hospital. The man who was taken to Grand View later died from his injuries. The driver of the vehicle that hit the two stayed on the scene. A crash reconstruction team from the Montgomery County Detectives Bureau assisted with investigation.